Social Issues

Lavish praise for Lake Superior novel that took 8 years to write
Writing about Lake Superior can be a huge task - just ask Danielle Sosin, a Duluth-based author of "The Long-Shining Waters," a novel which intertwines the stories of three women living next to the big lake at different times in history.
What makes a great commencement address?
It's graduation season, a time when students and their families celebrate proud achievements. But as everyone sits through ceremonies, will the commencement address connect and make a lasting impact?
Women's rights in today's Afghanistan
America Abroad Media and NPR-affliate WAMU present a discussion on the state of women's rights in Afghanistan since U.S. and NATO allies invaded the country in 2001 and ousted the Taliban. The program connects speakers and audience members in Kabul and Washington D.C.
In this episode, stories of unlikely (and surprisingly simple) answers to seemingly unsolvable problems.
Married couples in less than half of US households
New data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows married couples have found themselves in a new position: They're no longer the majority. It's a trend that's been creeping along for decades, but in the 2010 Census, married couples represent 48 percent of all households.
Judges from the state's Supreme Court and Court of Appeals - along with law clerks and court staff - are serving lunch Friday at the Dorothy Day Center in St. Paul.